WHAT The PUBLIC LIBRARIAN WANTS FROM COMPUTERS

It is of course quite impossible for me to speak for all librarians on the subject of ‘What the public librarian wants from computers’, although I think I should not be far wrong in saying that at the present time only a minute proportion of public librarians have given serious consideration to the applications of the computer in their libraries. Perhaps I can speak better for London librarians than for those outside London, and before I proceed with my theme I am sure that some of you would like to hear a little about what work is already being done by computers in the London public library services.